St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-19

to be looking about for q place
where he may cast his lines profession
ally or politically, and the story that he
has gone East for his health is to be
taken with several grains of salt
My friend, Odin G. Clay, the
energetic young lawyer, real estate man
and capitalist, has just returned from
trip to his home in sole Virginny," and
to the monied centerS:.of the East. He
whispered to me the information that
the sweethearts which the hundred and
59dd Virginia boys now in st. Paul left
behind them when they came West to
make their fortunes have begun to
grow little impatient, not to say I'M
easy, over the reports which have
drifted back to them of the general
prosperity which has attended the
efforts of their gaIlants out
here in the Northwest. They
think naturally enough if the
prosperity is actual that some of the
youths should HE them back to their
native state and give evidence of their
Well-belng and well-doing by inviting
them to come out and share in the good
fortune. But the uneasiness? Oh, that
hes In the fear lest the graces and fasci-
nations of the Northwest's beautiful
maidens should cause the susceptible
Southerners to forget the lassies of the.
Old Dominion and allow them to be sup
planted matrimonially by the North
western bellies. MI. Clay informs me
that Virginia in scenic way is now in
all the ulster of her famous beauty, and
his enthusiasm quite led me to believe,
though he said nothing On the subject,
that he was one of the young men
against whom the charge of INCONSISTENCY
cannot be made.
PROBABLY good many people are
wondering how Mr.. Gregory, of Mime
apOliS, came to fall into such an excel
lent berth as the lucrative position of
bank examiner, which so many were
viewing with longing eyes. The emolu-
ments of the position, understand, are
about 81, 900 per annum, and the labors
are decidedly the reverse of onerous.
Mr.. Gregory is doubtless a competent
gentleman, thoroughly qualified for the
place, but it had not been supposed that
his prominence was sufficient to prevail
against the seventeen other applications
on file. From a close friend of the two
dispensers of federal patronage in this
state learn that Mr.. Gregory has
brother occupying responsible position
III the treasury department.. 1t has
come the brothers way on several oc-
caSl0nS to be Of great service to MeSSrs.
Kelly and Doran during their
numerous visits to Washington. Not
only has he been extremely courteous,
but he has expedited the handling of
papers and the necessary preliminaries
to appointments in a way that caused
the hearts of the Minnesota sachems to
warm toward him. By modest hints
and limitations he directed their at
tention to the deserving qualities of Mr..
Gregory, of Minneapolis, and his es-
pecial fitness for the remunerative DO
sitiOn of bank examiner. Result:
Qualification of Messrs. Kelly and Do
ran at being able to oblige friend, sat
iSfactiOn of the brother and jubilation
Of Mr.. Gregory, to whom the commits
sion is assured.
ApropOs of the revival of the blue
laws in New York, Commodore Kittson.
in the course of recent conversation,
told me of an amusing experience of
his in Boston some time back in the
sixties. 1t seems that Boston was eX-
Yeriencing a Spasm of virtue, and as it
was novel experience for her she had
it pretty hard. Saloons were closed
tighter than wax on Sunday, people
using loud or profane language were
ihcontinently hustled before the magis-
trate and repremanded, and even the
daring individual who was bold
enough to appear on the street
on the day of rest with cigar in his
mouth was made prisoner by the first
virtuous minion of the law who might
come across him. In those days the
commodore was great smoker. He
took a trip to the Hub one day to pur-
chase goods, and arriving Sunday morn
ing, started out for stroll with his
after-breakfast cigar between his lips.
He had only got as far as the vicinity of
the American house when heavy hand
was laid on his shoulder and a blue
coated policeman claimed him as his
prisoner. Observing his astonishment,
the guardian of public morals asked if
he was stranger, and being answered
in the affirmative, remarked that on
that ground he would excuse him, but
good Bostonians did not smoke on Sun
day, and while he was in Boston
he must do as the good Bostonians
and refrain from the use of the fragrant
weed. So the commodore can lay claim
to the unique distinction of having once
in his life been under arrest. 1 learn,
however, that of later years Boston has
become anything but stringent in her
morals and that Liberty Hall" is now
as much characteristic of the classic
village as Faneul hal.
THE WHISPERER.